Damien O'Dowd

Damien is a senior healthcare executive with over thirty year’s experience in healthcare. Over the past twenty years, as a senior manager, he has developed extensive experience in the leadership and management of healthcare organizations and services. His original experience as a clinician gave him an in-depth understanding of the needs and expectations of patients and the requirements to develop and deliver a high performing quality service. Following initial training and studies he embarked on further studies and completed an undergraduate BA degree in Management. He subsequently completed an MBA at the UCD Smurfit Graduate School of Business. He undertook further postgraduate studies in Governance at the School of Law, Queens University Belfast and along with teaching / lecturing has also supervised students undertaking undergraduate and masters degrees.